Several educational institutes in Karnataka have barred women who adorn a hijab from entering college premises on the account of not following the dress code. The matter is now sub…
Tripura police claims no mosque was torched in Panisagar but ground reality differs
A week after violence against the minority Hindu community was reported in Bangladesh, communal attacks targeting the Muslim community took place in Tripura. The Indian Express reported that the last…
Morphed photo shows Arvind Kejriwal’s gigantic photo on Gandhi Jayanti ad
Jayman Sharma, General Secretary of Gujarat Pradesh Youth Congress, shared a photo on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti carrying a quote by Gandhi with a blown-up image of Arvind Kejriwal….
Woman saying she has 18 children does not hail from the Muslim community
A video of a woman’s interview where she reveals she has given birth to 18 children is circulating widely on social media platforms. The woman tells the interviewer that her…
Satirical article claiming CNN praised Taliban for wearing masks viral as true
On August 15, the Taliban captured Kabul as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Against this backdrop, BJP MP Varun Gandhi shared a screenshot of an alleged news article…
Morphed image shows banner thanking PM Modi for Mirabai Chanu’s Olympic win
Manipur-based Chanu Saikhom Mirabai won the silver medal in the 49 kg weightlifting event on July 24 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She is the first Indian weightlifter to win…
Amnesty has not ‘backtracked’ on the Pegasus list; media, BJP make false claims
India Today has claimed that Amnesty International, one of the coordinators of the Pegasus Project, has backtracked on its initial reportage into the Israeli spyware used to target journalists, activists…
Unrelated images falsely viral as deaths due to soft drinks contaminated with Ebola virus
Alt News has received images on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160) with an accompanying claim that alleges employees of a soft drink company contaminated its products with Ebola…
Image from 2009 linked with recent water crisis in Delhi
Several areas in Delhi have been experiencing a shortage of water. The Delhi Jal Board released a press note saying that due to an increase in Ammonia pollution and high…
OpIndia twists woman’s allegation of eve-teasing at Tikri border as ‘rape’, woman issues legal notice
OpIndia wrote a story on June 6 claiming that a woman was allegedly raped at the Tikri border during the farmers’ protest. The right-wing propaganda outlet claimed that a nurse…